Women should get the well-lit, closer-to-the-exit spot in a parking garage – or so the thinking goes.

“It’s entirely oriented towards safety or giving people a greater sense of safety and security in a fairly visible area which is desirable and promotes safety,” city councillor Stephen Chase told News 889.

The article notes, though:

“The logical – let me repeat that – logical solution would be to address the lighting and security issues for ‘both’ genders and proceed accordingly,” writes TyGin, a commenter on the CBC web site.